Amanda Gorman

About

Poet whose material has focused on subjects ranging from feminism to African culture. She gained significant attention after reading her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the January 2021 inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden. At the age of 22, she became the youngest poet ever to read at a presidential inauguration.

Before Fame

She attended a private school in Santa Monica, California called New Roads School from kindergarten through 12th grade. She studied sociology at Harvard University. 

Trivia

She published her first collection of poetry, The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough, in 2015. She became the first National Youth Poet Laureate of the U.S. in 2017.  She has over 1.6 million followers on her TheAmandaGorman Twitter account.

Family Life

She was raised by her mother, Joan Wicks, who worked as a teacher. She has two siblings, including a twin sister named Gabrielle. 

Associated With

Her reading at the 2021 U.S. presidential inauguration came at a historic time, as Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first Black, first female, and first Asian American vice president in U.S. history.